Janos Damjanich

Janos Damjanich (8 December 1804-6 October 1849), born Jovan Damjanic, was a General of Hungary during the Hungarian War of Independence of Serb descent and one of the 13 Martyrs of Arad.

Biography
Janos Damjanich was born on 8 December 1804 in Lagerdorf, Austrian Empire (present-day Straza, Serbia) in the Croatian Military Frontier. He was a Major at the start of the Hungarian War of Independence in 1848, and he rose to the rank of General in the Hungarian Army. Damjanich commanded a Serbian army at Lagerdorf during the rebellion against the Austrians, but his army was destroyed and he was captured. He was one of the 13 Martyrs of Arad to be martyred by the Austrian Army.